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Blue Raster partnered with the Biospheric Sciences Lab at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and MIT Media Lab to develop a desktop-based geospatial toolkit for calculating and reporting key indicators within Goal 15 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Read More
Blue Raster developed Global Forest Watch Pro, a decision support tool that empowers companies to monitor their supply chains for responsible environmental practices. Read More
Blue Raster is proud to have developed and supported an audit area tool for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This solution pulls data so that auditors can examine historic and current tree cover before going on site to complete their inspections. Blue Raster recently integrated high resolution satellite imagery from Planet and Sentinel into the audit area tool. Read More
Forest Stewardship Council combines imagery and data, including the Esri Living Atlas, to aid in pre-audit evaluations to streamline and standardize their auditing workflows. Read More
Trillion Trees is a joint venture between three of the world’s largest conservation organizations – BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and WWF – to end deforestation and restore tree cover. The organization aims to protect and restore forests to achieve one trillion trees by 2050, for the benefit of people, nature, and a stable climate. Read More
For over 60 years, Dr. Jane Goodall has inspired and motivated millions of people around the globe to live in greater harmony with nature and to take action on behalf of the planet we share. To celebrate her 87th birthday, Dr. Goodall is asking you to pledge to make a difference via the Jane’s Green Hope campaign,. Read More
As communities around the United States seek to mitigate the impact of climate change by reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the importance of land use to the GHG balance has become more apparent. About one third of human caused GHG emissions each year are sequestered in forests and trees but most communities do not include forests and trees in their inventories. To help fill this gap, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) developed the Land Emissions and Removals Navigator (LEARN) tool. Read More
Featured in the new Esri Press book, GIS for Science II, “Tracking Global Forest Loss” explores the study and the use of advanced geospatial tools like Esri’s Emerging Hot Spot tool to analyze and monitor forest loss throughout Brazil, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. Read More
Global Forest Watch Fires (GFW Fires) is an online platform for monitoring and responding to forest and land fires using near real-time data. New features and tools make it easier to respond to fires, increase enforcement against illegal fires, and coordinate relationships between government agencies. Read More
Blue Raster was proud to showcase our Public Gardens and Cemetery solutions at the 2019 American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Read More